Chart - 4 December 2020

Week 49

Following a pattern that mirrors the chart run of All Time Low's 'Summer Daze (Seasons, Pt. 2),' this week Gary Barlow's 'Incredible' rises to the top again to complete the third alternate No. 1 cycle, something the former did not manage to achieve. Thanks to the release of his new album, Music Played by Humans, and the new standalone Christmas version of the song released on Tuesday, 'Incredible' is comfortably in the lead from last week's chart-topper 'Monsters' by All Time Low, which now slides five places to No. 6. 

So who are his competitors, you might ask? Well, it's none other than himself. The new album means a slew of new entries, and it spawns in two new Top 3 hits with deluxe exclusive 'Let's Get Drunk' and standard 'Supernatural' at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively. Also new from the album is the single 'This Is My Time,' which arrives at No. 9 after spending a few weeks bubbling under. Elsewhere in the middle, four more album tracks join in: the James Corden featured 'The Kind of Friend I Need' starts at No. 12, followed by 'You Make the Sun Shine' with Barry Manilow at No. 13. Just under is 'The Big Bass Drum' at No. 14 while 'Who's Driving This Thing' marks the last of seven tracks to debut from his new album this week at No. 16. But all that Gary love does not stop here. 'Shame' by Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow crashes in at No. 8 after the Chris Moyles parody was played during his interview on Radio X this week.

Deciding whether All Time Low's 'Summer Daze (Seasons, Pt. 2)' or 'Sleeping In' was the more underrated song was a tough decision to make, but nonetheless the dilemma helped the former gain three places to No. 4 and propel the latter twenty places back into the chart at No. 5.

Dua Lipa's 'Be the One' is truly 'the one' new entry that isn't related to Gary Barlow here. The single from her self-titled album is No. 10 this week.

Dropouts:

9. All Time Low - Missing You
10. Ariana Grande - pov*
13. Little Mix - Sweet Melody*
14. Paul Woolford, Diplo, Kareen Lomax - Looking for Me*
15. MEDUZA ft. Dermot Kennedy - Paradise*
16. Joel Corry ft. MNEK - Head & Heart
17. KSI ft. Craig David & Digital Farm Animals - Really Love
18. Harry Styles - Golden
19. 220 KID ft. JC Stewart - Too Many Nights
20. Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am

* see Bubbling Under Chart below

Bubbling Under Chart:
1. MEDUZA ft. Dermot Kennedy - Paradise (-6)
2. Gary Barlow ft. Michael Bublé & Sebastián Yatra - Elita (RE)
3. Little Mix - Sweet Melody (-10)
4. Ariana Grande - pov (-14)
5. Paul Woolford, Diplo, Kareen Lomax - Looking for Me (-11)

Albums:
1. Gary Barlow - Music Played by Humans (NE)
2. All Time Low - Wake Up, Sunshine (-1)
3. Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (-1)
4. Ariana Grande - Positions (=)
5. Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa (NE)

Predictions for next week:
- All Time Low's 'Monsters' climbs from the remix.
- Some Gary Barlow album tracks dropout.
- Ariana Grande's '34+35' and some tracks from last week re-enters.
- More Christmas entries.

Chart playlist on Spotify (updates every week)